The productivity of the copyright registration process, which is administered by the Copyright Office within the Library of Congress, can be improved by streamlining the workflow, reducing and streamlining the handling of correspondence, measuring productivity/performance, increasing the use of automation, improving records management, and studying the possible impact of low morale. The actual time required to register a copyright claim is 5 to 6 weeks, with 12 weeks or more required for a claim involving correspondence between the Copyright Office and the claimant. Proposals to improve the efficiency and productivity of the registration process have been made in previous studies and audits. An environment for change now exists within the Copyright Office, and it would be appropriate for Congress to monitor the progress being achieved in productivity improvements. Appendices to this General Accounting Office (GAO) report provide a list of previous audits and studies of the Copyright Office conducted from 1968 to 1981, and a copy of a letter from the Register of Copyrights responding to the GAO study and detailing recent improvements in performance at the Copyright Office. (ESR)